HUSBAND-AND-WIFEJAZZ
PIANO DUO, RENEE ROSNES AND BILL CHARLAP,
PERFORM MUSIC FROM THEIR FIRST COLLABORATIVE ALBUM IN ZANKEL HALL
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9

On Wednesday, February 9 at 8:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall, two of
the premier jazz pianists of their generation—Bill Charlap and Renee
Rosnes—join forces in their New York City concert debut together,
performing jazz and American popular song along with selections from their
first collaborative album, Double Portrait. The husband-and-wife piano
duo kick off Valentine’s Day week with an evening of four-hand piano duets that
showcase what Charlap notes as their “differences and similarities [which]
blend together to create a unique sound that is the sum of both of us.” As
Rosnes notes, the piano duo format requires "a delicate balance, and a
heightened sense of listening as well as orchestral thinking…Bill and I
innately seem to search for clarity, and always try to put the music
first."

This performance is the third in the four-concert Shape of Jazz series
presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Absolutely Live Entertainment,
LLC. The series’ final concert this season—presented as part of Carnegie Hall’s
JapanNYC festival—is a performance by legendary pianist-composer Toshiko
Akiyoshi on April 6 in Zankel Hall.

About the Artists
One of the world’s premier jazz pianists, Bill Charlap has performed and
recorded with many leading artists of our time, ranging from jazz masters Phil
Woods and Wynton Marsalis to singers Tony Bennett and Barbra Streisand. Since
1997, he has led the Bill Charlap Trio with bassist Peter Washington and
drummer Kenny Washington, now recognized as one of the leading groups in jazz.
Charlap is the artistic director of New York City’s Jazz in July Festival at
the 92nd Street Y, and he has produced concerts for Jazz at Lincoln Center, the
JVC Jazz Festival, and the Hollywood Bowl. A two-time Grammy Award nominee,
Charlap is married to renowned jazz pianist Renee Rosnes. In the spring of
2010, Charlap and Rosnes released Double Portrait, a duo piano recording
on the Blue Note label.

Canadian born jazz pianist and composer, Renee Rosnes moved to New York
from Vancouver in 1986, and swiftly established a reputation as a major talent.
She has toured and recorded with many jazz masters including stints with Joe
Henderson, JJ Johnson, Wayne Shorter, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band with Jon
Faddis, James Moody, and Bobby Hutcherson. Rosnes has released a series of twelve
recordings—nine of which are on the legendary Blue Note label—earning herself
four Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy. From its inception in
2004 through 2009, she held the piano chair for the SFJAZZ Collective, an
all-star ensemble that featured many contemporary luminaries including
saxophonists Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano, alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon and
trumpeters Nicholas Payton and Dave Douglas, among others. During her tenure
with the octet, Ms. Rosnes contributed six commissioned works and several
original arrangements of music by Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter and McCoy
Tyner.

Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Absolutely Live Entertainment
LLC.

Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.

Ticket
Information
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